Author: Peter Carlisle

Chiang Mai International Airport plans to invest over 15 billion baht to increase its capacity Squadron Leader Monthanik Rakngam, the General Manager of Chiang Mai International Airport and team made an announcement on February 28th on a new project to increase the airport’s capacity due to the dramatic increase of the passengers over the past […]

Phnom Penh airport train to start on 10 April 2018 The new rail line between Phnom Penh International Airport and the railway station on Monivong Boulevard is scheduled to open on April 10, according to government and Royal Railways officials. Hoeurn Somnieng, deputy director of the cabinet at the Ministry of Public Works and Transport, […]

Experts contradict Thailand govt on coastal erosion EXPERTS SAY coastal erosion in Thailand is getting worse, not better, as had been earlier announced by the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources. Chulalongkorn University’s Department of Geology lecturer Thanawat Jarupongsakul said yesterday at a press conference that coastal erosion in Thailand had not improved, despite a […]

Scrap Thailand’s coal energy plans Editorial Bangkok Post editorial column The government has made an error with its decision to once again kick the issue of coal-fired power plants down the political road. Siri Jirapongphan, the Minister of Energy, has defused the immediate problem of high-profile protests. But getting the anti-coal demonstrators to leave the […]

Costliest slices of Bangkok When it comes to some corners of Bangkok, sky-high land prices can be justified, granted the developer gets the product offering right. For your average Joe, 100,000 baht per square wah is no trifling sum for a piece of land. But for inner Bangkok, it’s small change, as the area has […]

High-speed rail linking Suvarnabhumi, Don Mueang and U-Tapao airports in Thailand wins committee approval A 200 billion baht (US$6.4 billion) high-speed rail project linking three key airports in Thailand has been approved by a high-level committee led by Prime Minister Chan-O-Cha, the Bangkok Post reported on Monday (Feb 26). The Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) Committee […]

JCB appointment highlights ambition and investment in Southeast Asia Max Lytle has been appointed as Managing Director JCB Southeast Asia. In a move that reaffirms the global construction equipment manufacturer’s commitment to expansion in the region, he replaces Tom Cornell who is to take up the post of Managing Director – Export Sales, from JCB’s […]